New Age Titles
-- Publishers Weekly, 9/5/2005
Abrams
Origins: African Wisdom for Every Day (Nov., $29.95), the latest in the publisher's 365 series, combines color photography with uplifting quotations compiled by Danielle and Olivier Föllmi.
Atria/Beyond Words
The Secret Life of Water (Oct., $22.95), the latest book from bestselling author Dr. Masaru Emoto, is also the first to be published in a joint venture between Atria Books and Beyond Words, Emoto's original publisher. The two houses will also collaborate on re-releases of Dr. Emoto's earlier titles, The True Power of Water and The Hidden Messages in Water (Sept., $16.95 each).
Duncan Baird Publishers
Duncan Baird's Inspiration series continues with two new volumes. David Ross's Angel Inspirations: Essential Wisdom, Insight, and Guidance (Oct, $14.95), a guide to angelic lore complete with four-color illustrations and gold metallic ink. Kabbalah Inspirations: (Oct., $14.95 each ) by Jeremy Rosen offers a guide to the Jewish mystical tradition with similarly rich visual detail.
Bantam
Clinical pharmacist Constance Grauds teams with author Doug Childers to share the story of her embrace of Amazonian shamanic healing techniques in The Energy Prescription: Give Yourself Abundant Vitality with the Wisdom of America's Leading Natural Pharmacist (Sept., $14 paper). Barbara Tedlock explores the cultural side of the shamanic revival in The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine (Feb., $16 paper). In Kripalu Yoga (Jan., $16 paper), Richard Faulds introduces readers to the techniques practiced at North America's largest yoga retreat center.
Barron's
The Grail: A Secret History (Nov., $18.99) is an illustrated history of one of Western civilization's most sacred symbols by Arthurian and Celtic scholar John Matthews. Rob MacGregor's Psychic Power: Discover and Develop Your Sixth Sense at Any Age (Sept., $14.99 paper) includes a CD with guidance for exercises for breath control and muscle relaxation.
Beaufort Books
Michael Brown discovered the techniques revealed in The Presence Process: A Healing Journey into Present Moment Awareness (Oct., $19.95 paper) after traditional medicine said his neurological disease was incurable; he says the procedures he outlines "heal the ghosts from our past so we can live liberated lives."
Berkley
Visionary specialist Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Sheryl Martin combine Eastern and Western dream interpretation techniques in The Tao of Dreaming: A Holistic Approach to Dreams, Health, and Healing (Sept., $14 paper). Psychic MaryRose Occhino teaches readers how to interpret the messages angels and departed soulds send us in the form of coincidence and synchronicity in The Sign of the Dove: MaryRose's Messages from the Other Side (Sept. $22.95).
Carroll & Brown
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Three new volumes get added to the Little Library of Healing Herbs, which combines commentary, meditative guidelines and recipes with illustrations and photographs: Astrologicals, Meditatives, and Romantics (Aug., $10 each).
DiscoverHelp Publishing
Ratanjit S. Sondhe's TEA: The Recipe for Stress-Free Living (Nov., $21.95) is a novel parable in which an Indian monk uses the soothing beverage to spur others into self-discovery. The motivational speaker will also publish two other books in upcoming months: 102 Quotes and Thoughts to Realign Your Life (Nov., $9.95 paper) and Secret of Our Ultimate Success (Apr.).
Gaia
(dist. by Sterling)
In Reiki for Emotional Healing (Jan., $12.95 paper), master teacher Tanmaya Honervogt shows how the hands-on healing technique can restore spiritual as well as physical energy. Ann Redfearn contributes two new volumes of alternative medical advice to the Gaia Holistic Health series, Insomnia and Migraine (Aug., $12.95 each paper).
Glitterati Inc.
Photojournalist Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope and Courage (Sept., $30) combines inspirational poetry with photos of Mughal paintings; foreword by former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Golden Sufi Center
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee's Spiritual Power: How It Works (Nov., $14.95 paper) proposes that the spiritual wisdom used in recent decades primarily for self-improvement can be harnessed and, through activist collaboration, bring all of humanity to new plateaus of consciousness.
Godsfield
(dist. by Sterling)
Andy Baggot's Living the Zen Arts (Oct., $24.95) is an illustrated guide to Zen principles, with advice on how to practice meditation and martial arts, take up calligraphy and flower arrangement, or perform tea ceremonies. Cordelia Brabbs combines books and cards in Goddess Power Pack (Sept., $17.95 paper) to show young women "how to unleash your inner goddess." Paul Roland's Explore Your Past Lives: Simple Rules for Joy and Peace of Mind (Aug., $14.95 paper) discusses methods of discovering what you did before you were born, while Madonna Gauding focuses her attention on the Buddhist tradition in Six Keys to Buddhist Living: Simple Rules for Joy and Peace of Mind (Aug., $14.95 paper).
Harmony
Rabbi Abbner Weiss links Jewish mystical tradition to contemporary psychoanalytic theory in Connecting to God: Ancient Kabbalah and Modern Psychology (Sept., $24). Alon Gratch's If Love Could Think: Using Your Mind to Guide Your Heart (Oct., $23) teaches how to avoid the seven types of ambivalence that can undermine romance. Relationship expert Mira Kirshenbaum has additional advice for couples who hover between dating and marriage in Putting Your Heart on the Line: Everything You Need to Know Before You Commit (May, $23). Susan Rako, M.D., recounts her journey of self-discovery in That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist (Nov., $21).
Roger Housden shifts gears slightly from his inspirational Ten Poems series with Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living (Dec., $18.95). The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things: Fourteen Steps to Health and Happiness (Feb., $24.95) includes the latest tips on getting better without drugs or surgery from holistic medicine pioneer Larry Dossey, M.D. The teachings of New Age guru Osho continue to be revealed 15 years after his death, as The Book of Understanding: Creating Your Own Path to Freedom (Feb., $22) encourages us to break free of dualism and embrace our opposites. Peter S. Temes says in Power of Purpose: Living Well by Doing Good (Mar., $24) that success comes from thinking of others first, and proves it with examples drawn from the lives of such notable figures as Mother Teresa and Michael Jordan.
Hay House
Popular clairvoyant and "angel therapist" Doreen Virtue reveals how to contact the spirits that can transform your life in Goddesses & Angels: Awakening Your Inner High-Priestess and "Source-eress" (Oct, $24.95). Along similar lines is psychic and spiritual counselor Sonia Choquette's Ask Your Guides: Connecting to Your Divine Support System (May, $24.95). David A. Phillips teaches readers to do the spiritual math in The Complete Book of Numerology: Discovering the Inner Self ($14.95, paper). Energy Secrets: The Ultimate Well-Being Plan (Nov. $14.95 paper), by Alla Svirinskaya, is the first English-language book to delve into traditional Russian healing methods. Masaru Emoto's The Message from Water III: Love Thyself (Feb., $17.95 paper) expands on the Japanese visionary's bestselling inventory of theories on howour minds can affect the world around us. Kim Sheridan tells "true stories of our best friends' journey beyond death" in Animals and the Afterlife (Feb., $16.95 paper). Summer McStravick's Flowdreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting Anything You Want (Apr., $17.95) includes a CD with instructions on using her methods to fulfill your desires.
HCI Books
What the Bleep Do We Know?: Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality (Nov., $26.95) is a self-help book grounded in the principles of the underground documentary, featuring many of its scientific and spiritual experts. Gary Quinn's Living in the Spiritual Zone (Aug., $12.95 paper) lists "10 steps to change your life and discover your truth." Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse describes "six powers that restore your energy and spirit" in Learning to Balance Your Life (Aug., $11.95 paper). Jacquelyn Small guides readers on "a journey through the 12 principles of wholeness" in The Sacred Purpose of Being Human (Sept., $13.95 paper).
In Divine Nudges: Tales of Angelic Intervention (Jan., $12.95 paper), Catherine Lanegan discusses her own near-death experience as well as her family's other encounters with ghosts and angels. The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal (Mar., $9.95 paper) lays out "90 meditations for reclaiming your authenticity in 90 days" in a program similar to that used by Alcoholics Anonymous. David Simon, M.D., the cofounder of Deepak Chopra's research center and co-author on several of Chopra's books, takes his first solo steps in The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intention into Great Choices (May, $16.95). Wayne Jonas, M.D., combines the best of the world's healing traditions into one streamlined system in The OHE (Optimal Healing Environments) Revolution: How Your Home, Your Healthcare, Your Habits and Your Relationships Can Create Optimal Health (May, $15.95 paper). Phyllis Mitz shows how any astrological pairing can succeed in How to Love Every Sign: Astrology's Keys to Creating Loving and Successful Relationships (May, $14.95 paper).
Hyperion Books
Quaker Factory founder and QVC regular Jeanne Bice shares the story of her hard road to success in Pull Yourself Up by Your Bra Straps (Sept., $20). Jon Kabat-Zinn's Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness (Jan., $15.95 paper) is the followup to the bestselling Wherever You Go, There You Are. Tony-winning actress Tonya Pinkins's Get Over Yourself!: How to Drop the Drama and Claim the Life You Deserve (Jan., $23.95) teaches readers to stop making excuses for themselves. The theme is echoed by Natasha Munson, a motivational speaker who landed a major book deal after her first book was an iUniverse hit, in her follow-up, Spiritual Lessons for My Sisters: How to Get Over the Drama and Live Your Best Life! (May, $11.95 paper).
Ibis
Edward Beals, writing as "X," recounts his personal quest to discover the forces behind personal growth in The Inner Secret: That Something Within (Aug., $14.95 paper).
Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Margaret Starbird continues her groundbreaking research on early Christianity in Mary Magdalene, Bride in Exile (Nov., $20 paper), while Graham Phillips solves a mystery from the Arthurian era in Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the New World (Nov., $16 paper). Robert Moss takes his study of conscious dreaming into new realms with The Dreamer's Book of the Death: A Soul Traveler's Guide to Death, Dying, and the Other Side (Oct., $16.95 paper). Irene Van Lippe-Biesterfeld and Jessica van Tijn's Science, Soul, and the Spirit of Nature: Leading Thinkers on the Restoration of Man and Creation (Oct., $18 paper) includes conversations with Rupert Sheldrake and Jane Goodall.
William F. Mann lays out the hidden science of the Knights Templar in The Templar Meridians: The Secret Mapping of the New World (Feb., $18.95 paper). Jacques Baldet's Jesus the Rabbi Prophet: A New Light on the Gospel Message (Sept., $16.95 paper) reinterprets Christ's teachings in their original context. Christian de Quincey rethinks the very nature of consciousness in Radical Knowing: Understanding Consciousness Through Relationship (Sept., $18.95 paper). What role will children born after 1982 play in the coming new world order? P.M.H. Atwater speculates in Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of the Fifth World (Sept., $16 paper).
Interweave Press
Deborah Cannarella's Beading for the Soul: Inspired Designs from 23 Contemporary Artists (Oct., $21.95 paper) celebrates the meditative aspects of beading with a series of crafts projects, from necklaces to heirloom boxes, as well as detailed instructions on basic and advanced beading techniques.
Llewellyn
Maria Shaw's Soul Mates & Hot Dates: How to Tell Who's Who (Aug., $12.95 paper) shows how to consider reincarnation and karma in evaluating your relationships. Aaron Leitch presents an array of ancient spells in Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires: The Classical Texts of Magick Deciphered (Aug., $29.95 paper). Elizabeth Owens takes a more modern approach in Spiritualism & Clairvoyance for Beginners: Simple Techniques to Develop Your Psychic Abilities (Aug., $10.95 paper).
LaSara Firefox recruits adult film legends Annie Sprinkle and Nina Hartley to provide forewords for Sexy Witch (Sept., $14.95 paper), which presents a pagan-themed guide to empowering female sexuality. Dianne Sylvan takes a similar approach in The Body Sacred (Oct., $14.95 paper) but focuses on issues of self-esteem and body acceptance. Dorothy Morrison and Kristen Madden also draw upon feminine archetypes, including nine goddesses, in Dancing the Goddess Incarnate: Living the Magic of Maiden, Mother & Crone (May, $15.95 paper).
Rob MacGregor and Bruce Gernon offer their take on the Bermuda Triangle in The Fog: A Never Before Published Theory of the Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon, while Annie Wilder tells "the true story of a haunted house" in House of Spirits and Whispers (Sept., $12.95 each paper). Goth neopagan Konstantinos collects magickal techniques spells in Nocturnicon:Calling Dark Forces and Powers (Sept., $14.95 paper). The anthology Pagan Visions for a Sustainable Future (Sept., $17.95 paper), edited by Ly de Angles et al., combines magic and politics to discuss issues such as feminism, environmentalism and globalization. James Endredy concentrates on a holistic approach to the environment in Ecoshamanisn: Sacred Practices of Unity, Power and Earth Healing (Oct., $19.95 paper).
Tau Malachi's Living Gnosis: A Practical Guide to Gnostic Christianity (Sept., $12.95 paper) offers guidance on how to incorporate the early Christian tradition into your modern practice; he follows up in January with St. Mary Magdalene: The Gnostic Tradition of the Holy Bride ($12.95 paper). Joe H. Slate covers all the soul's bases in Beyond Reincarnation: Experience Your Past Lives & Lives between Lives (Oct., $12.95 paper). In Chiron: Healing Body & Soul (Oct., $17.95 paper), Martin Lass considers the astrological significance of a planetoid discovered between Saturn and Uranus. Witch in the Boardroom: Proven Business Success (Oct., $14.95 paper) by Stacey DeMarco provides a magical boost up the corporate ladder.
Migene González-Wippler provides an introduction to Witchcraft in her Book of Shadows (Nov., $12.95 paper) as does Thea Sabin's Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice (Apr., $12.95 paper). Mark McElroy offers similar guidance in I Ching for Beginners: A Modern Interpretation of the Ancient Oracle (Nov., $12.95 paper). Maritha Pottenger and Kris Brandt Riske continue their Astrology Made Easy series with Mapping Your Travels & Relocation: Finding the Best Place for You (Nov., $19.95 paper). Richard Webster delivers the fourth in his sequence of guides to working with God's most powerful helpers, Uriel: Communicating with the Archangel for Transformation & Tranquility (Nov., $10.95 paper). His Creative Visualization for Beginners (Jan., $12.95 paper) follows soon after.
Raven Kaldera unites non-traditional spiritualism with equally radical sexuality in Pagan Polyamory: Becoming a Tribe of Hearts (Nov., $16.95 paper). Olivia's Love After Sex: Relationships by the Stars (Jan., $12.95 paper) shows how astrology can be used to find true love and make it last, while Diane L. Cramer's Managing Your Health & Wellness: A Guide to Holistic Health (Jan., $19.95 paper) applies astrological methods to physical well-being and Noel Tyl's Vocations: Modern Astrological Technique and Process (Jan., $17.95 paper) tells professional stargazers how to give their clients career guidance. Joyce and River Higginbotham teach pagan principles of spiritual growth for readers ready to go beyond the basics in Pagan Spirituality: A Guide to Personal Transformation (Jan., $14.95 paper).
David Staume's Beginner's Guide to Sex in the Afterlife (Feb., $10.95 paper) is "an exploration of the extraordinary potential of sexual energy" for ghosts and the living alike. Robert P. Gongloff's Dream Exploration: A New Approach (Feb., $12.95 paper) moves beyond the symbolism of individual dreams to tease out the underlying themes. Instanst Magick: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Spellcraft (Feb, $12.95 paper) is the latest from prolific pagan author Christopher Penczak. Adrian Calabrese points out the omens all around us in Sacred Signs: Hear, See & Believe Messages from the Universe (Feb., $12.95 paper), while Celeste Teal narrows the field down considerably in Eclipses: Predicting World Events & Personal Transformation (Mar., $17.95 paper). Whisper from the Woods (Feb., $17.95 paper) is Sandra Kynes's guide to "the lore and magic of trees"; Ellen Dugan embraces "feline fascinations, spells and magick" in The Enchanted Cat (Mar., $12.95 paper).
Stephanie Rose Bird's Four Seasons of Mojo: A Herbal Guide to Natural Living (Mar., $16.95 paper) is rooted in African and Hoodoo-based traditions. Deborah Lipp starts with a Wiccan approach but soon moves into uncharted territories in The Way of Four Spellbook: Working Magic with the Elements (Apr., $16.95 paper). Alan Schmukler details holistic remedies for all sorts of physical problems in Homeopathy: An A to Z Home Handbook (May, $16.95 paper).
Animals Divine Tarot (Aug., $24.95) presents the arcana in a multicultural matrix of gods and creatures. The Babylonian Tarot (Jan., $29.95) incorporates the symbols of ancient Mesopotamia. Corrine Kenner's Tarot Journaling: Using the Celtic Cross to Unveil Your Hidden Story (Jan., $12.95 paper) uses the popular spread as an outline for personal memoir.
Mandala Publications
India: Land of Celebration (Sept., $55) combines photos by Rupindar Khullar with essays about the nation's past and present by a variety of historians and other scholars. Ranchor Prime's Mahavira: Prince of Peace (Nov., $55) tells the story of the founder of Jainism; accompanied by 35 paintings. The Ganesh Kit and The Krishna Kit (Oct., $29.95 each) by the editors of Mandala include hand-crafted miniature sculptures of the Hindu deities, incense to burn, and short books describing their mythology and suggested manner of devotion. Jeffrey Armstrong's 46-card Vedic Astrology Deck (Oct., $19.95) enables users to "find your hidden potential using ancient India's science of the stars." Vedic scholar David Frawley translates The Oracle of Rama (Oct. $18.95) into a deck of 56 cards that can be used for divination.
Marlowe & Co.
Kristen Rentz's YogaNap: Restorative Poses for Deep Relaxation (Oct., $15.95 paper) is an illustrated guide to poses designed to relieve stress and exhaustion. E.N. Berthrong draws upon Chinese philosophy in What Would Confucius Do?: Wisdom and Advice on Achieving Success and Getting Along With Others (Oct., $14.95 paper), while Chao-Hsiu Chen's boxed set of I-Ching Cards (Jan., $16.95) offers a modern twist on the ancient oracle. Joseph Cardillo's Bow to Life: And 365 Other Dojo Secrets for Daily Life (May, $15.95 paper) dispenses martial arts teachings in a day-to-day format. Faith (Nov., $9.95 paper) is A.C. Ping's sequel to Be and Do, offering a similar message of inspiration.
Moment Point Press
Susan Watkins uses her own experiences as a case study for "understanding synchronicity in everyday life" in What a Coincidence! (Sept., $14.95 paper).
NAL
Enlighten Up: The Keys to Kabbalah (Sept., $13 paper) is a hip, accessible introduction to the Jewish mystical tradition from Barrie Dolnick. Gary Null's Mind Power: Rejuvenate Your Brain and Memory Naturally (Dec., $24.95) unveils the popular "natural living" advocate and radio host's advice on how to counter the effects of aging. Joan Seaman and Tom Philbin rewrite the book on dream interpretation, defining more than 3,000 terms in The New American Ultimate Dream Dictionary (Jan., $14 paper).
New Page Books
Wiccan priestess Eileen Holland compiles a lifetime of magical wisdom into Holland's Grimoire of Magickal Correspondences: A Ritual Handbook (Sept, $18.99 paper). Kristen Madden and Liz Roberts show the fun, creative side of paganism in Magickal Crafts (Oct., $14.99 paper). Anna Franklin's Working With Fairies (Oct., $13.99 paper) details "magick, spells, potions and recipes to attract and see" the fey folk, while Dr. Bob Curran provides "a field guide to the creatures that cannot rest in peace" in Encyclopedia of the Undead (Feb., $18.99 paper). D.J. Conway adds to her extensive library of magical guidebooks with Elemental Magick: Meditations, Exercises, Spells and Rituals to Help You Connect with Nature (Nov., $13.99 paper). Shanddaramon's Living Paganism (Nov., $15.99 paper) is "an advanced guide for the solitary practicioner" ready to fully embrace pagan values. Oberon Zell-Ravenheart's Companion for the Apprentice Wizard (Jan., $18.99 paper) is a sequel to his popular grimoire, filled with even more exercises and spell templates as well as paper models of Stonehenge and the Mystic Pyramid.
New World Library
Kent Nerburn adds a new foreword to a reissue of Simple Truths: Clear & Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life (Sept, $16). Deidre Combs's Worst Enemy, Best Teacher (Sept., $14.95 paper) offers tips on "learning from our opponents, competitors and the people who drive us crazy." College student David Seaman's The Real Meaning of Life (Sept., $14 paper) collates the best answers to the ultimate question from an online forum. Bestselling author Bernie S. Siegel returns with 101 Exercises for the Soul: A Divine Workout Plan for Body, Mind, and Spirit (Sept., $17.95). Marta Williams describes an intuitive connection between people and nature in Beyond Words: Talking with Animals and Nature (Sept., $14.95 paper). Allen and Linda Anderson share tales of canine spiritual guides in Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Loyalty (Oct., $13.95 paper), and provide a scrapbook, prayer cards and other tools for sending a beloved pet into the next world in their Rainbows & Bridges Kit: An Animal Companion Memorial Kit (Oct., $24.95). Terry Lynn Taylor, who helped jumpstart the popularity of angels in the 1990s with Messengers of Light, publishes her first new book in more than five years, Messengers of Love, Light and Grace: Getting to Know Your Personal Angels (Oct., $15.95 paper).
Dave Smith, co-founder of the Smith & Hawken gardening lifestyle store, turns his success story into a model for social activism in To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work (Oct., $22.95). Christina Baldwin's The Seven Whispers: Listening to the Voice of Spirit (Oct, $12.95 paper) teaches meditative calm; Baldwin also gives lessons on "unlocking the power of story" in Storycatcher (Oct., $21.95). Joseph Campbell's teachings are distilled onto 52 cards in the Follow Your Bliss Deck (Oct., $18.95). Tony Stromberg collects 150 color photographs in Spirit Horses (Oct., $40), accompanied by quotations hinting at the wisdom of the equine. Trebbe Johnson's The World Is a Waiting Lover: Desire and the Quest for the Beloved (Nov., $14.95 paper) explains the spiritual truth at the heart of most human longing. Krishnamurti's Life Ahead: On Learning and the Search for Meaning (Oct., $12.95 paper) is reprinted in a third edition, this time with a foreword by Eckhart Tolle.
New York Review Books
Jejuri (Sept., $12.95 paper), Arun Kolatkur's poem about his pilgrimage to a holy site in his Indian homeland and about the spiritual quest behind the journey. This is its first appearance in an English translation.
Palgrave Macmillan
Gavin Flood's The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion (Jan., $26.95 paper) goes beyond Westerners' perceptions of sex magic to detail Tantra's complex view of the human body. Legendary feminist Mary Daly's latest manifesta, Amazon Grace: Re-Calling the Courage to Sin Big (Jan., $24.95), calls upon women to use their life-enhancing powers to save the world from patriarchial destruction.
Quirk Books
Michele Bernhardt's Colorstrology: What Your Birthday Color Says About You (Dec., $18.95 paper) assigns a different hue to each day on the calendar, explaining how they can enhance the best features of one's personality.
Rider/Vermillion
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Rider/Vermillion acquires a solid backlist of natural health titles as it picks up the inventory from C.W. Daniel, several of which will be released over the following months. Christine Page's Frontiers of Health: How to Heal the Whole Person (Sept., $25 paper) combines chakra theory with Western medicine, while Spiritual Alchemy: How to Transform Your Life (Sept., $16 paper) offers a more mystical approach. Alex Maunder reveals the secrets of developing embodied awareness in Let Your Life Flow: The Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Benefits of the Alexander Technique (Sept., $30 paper). Patricia Davis covers more than 200 medical conditions and 82 essential oils in Aromatherapy: An A–Z (Oct., $20 paper). Wanda Sellar goes her one better, describing 83 oils in The Dictionary of Essential Oils (Oct., $18 paper).
P.M Chancellor's Illustrated Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies (Oct., $18 paper) shows how aromatherapy can counteract negative emotions. T.W. Hyne Jones provides further guidance in Dictionary of the Bach Flower Remedies (Oct, $9.99 paper), while Judy Howard discusses how to choose which one is right for you in The Bach Flower Remedies Step by Step: A Complete Guide to Selecting and Using the Remedies (Oct, $9.99 paper) and offers gender-specific advice in Bach Flower Remedies for Women (Sept., $12.50 paper). The Bach Remedies Workbook (Sept., $20 paper) by Stefan Ball allows users to chart their progress. Ball and Howard collaborate on Bach Flower Remedies for Animals (Sept., $16 paper).
Veterinary surgeon George Macleod offers further medical advice for common household pets in Cats: Homeopathic Remedies and Dogs: Homeopathic Remedies (Nov., $14 each paper). Christopher Day's The Homeopathic Treatment of Small Animals: Principles and Practice (Nov., $20 paper) expands the field to include guinea pigs, rodents, reptiles and birds.
The Game of Life and How to Play It (Aug., $9.99 paper) is a reprint of Florence Scovel Shinn's 1925 tract on the power of sharing. An anonymous Victorian writer shares his clairvoyant experiences in The Boy Who Saw True: The Time-Honored Classic of the Paranormal (Oct., $12.50 paper). Johanna Paungger and Thomas Popper teach "the art of harmony with nature and lunar cycles" in Moon Time (Aug., $16 paper). Trutz Hardo gathers accounts of children who remember past-life experiences in Children Who Have Lived Before: Reincarnation Today (Oct., $16 paper). Helen Greaves passes along communications with her deceased best friend in Testimony of Light: An Extraordinary Message of Life After Death (Oct., $14 paper).
Riverhead
Victor Chan shares the insights he gained in his travels with the Dalai Lama in The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys (Aug., $14 paper). Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh's Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions (Sept., $13 paper) is a handbook on how to deal positively with anger and fear and nurture love in their place. Lauren Antress, one of the pioneers of modern walking meditations, updates her original guide to the subject in the reissued edition of Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice; she also provides additional step-by-step resources in The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform (Feb., $14 each paper). Anne Lamott's Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith (Apr., $14 paper) is a collection of the popular essayist's thoughts on matters both personal and global.
Running Press
One Song: A New Illustrated Rumi (Sept., $35) includes a CD with seven songs, as well as some never-before translated verse by the 13th-century mystic. The hand lettering in Dan Price's Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Life (Sept., $12.95 paper) underscores a commitment to making one's own way through an increasingly commodified world. Gary Goldschneider, the author of The Secret Language of Birthhdays, delivers a comprehensive new astrological system with 48 personality types and detailed charts dating back to 1900 in Personology: The Precision Approach to Charting Your Life, Career, and Relationships (Oct., $40). Mitchell Chefitz's Curse of Blessings (Apr., $12.95) collects "eye-opening tales to transform your life" from many different spiritual traditions.
St. Lynn's Press
Steve Roberts's Cool Mind Warm Heart: Adventures with Life's Biggest Secret (Oct., $15.95 paper) celebrates a way of life in which everything is viewed as a gift. Larry Andrews recounts his life-changing pilgrimage to a Central Asian monastery in Secrets of the Silk Road: Finding the lost Sacred Books of the Gobi (Oct., $19.95 paper).
Sentient Publications
Michael Weinberger draws readers into the relationship he and his wife shared even after her death in A Message from Jakie: A Spiritual Journey of Love, Death, and Hope (Mar., $15.95 paper). Courageous Confrontations: Lives Transformed by Life-Threatening Illness (Oct., $24.95) is a collection of case studies in which people on the brink of death literally turn their lives around. Chuck Hillig's Enlightenment for Beginners: Discovering the Dance of the Divine (Feb., $14.95 paper) lays out the most basic foundations of spiritual growth in accessible language. David Parrish presents a mystical theory of everything in Nothing I See Means Anything: Quantum Questions, Quantum Answers (Dec., $16.95 paper).
Shambhala Publications
Alan Finger, the founder of Yoga Zone studios, integrates ancient Indian teachings on the body's power centers with the knowledge acquired through modern health sciences in Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-Being (Dec., $19.95 paper).
State University of New York Press
Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of Psychedelics (Aug., $24.95 paper), edited by Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob, contains interviews with 14 pioneers in psychedelic research, including LSD inventor Albert Hofmann and religious scholar Huston Smith. Gurus in America (Oct., $24.95 paper), edited by Thomas A. Forsthoeful and Cynthia Ann Humes, is a collection of essays analyzing the careers of nine Hindi spiritual leaders who have attained substantial followings in the United States. Sophia Heller's The Absence of Myth (Nov., $60) suggests that myth is dead and wonders how our lives have changed without it.
Sterling
This summer, Sterling releases a series of definitive guides to an assortment of New Age techniques: Gill Farrer-Halls's The Aromatherapy Bible, Simon Brown's The Feng Shui Bible, Jane Struther's The Palmistry Bible, Ann-Marie Gallagher's The Wicca Bible, and Madonna Gauding's The Meditation Bible (Aug., $14.95 each paper). Steve Rasmussen and Dixie Deerman's The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems (Sept., $19.95) presents white magic spells and charms to deal with contemporary difficulties. Decoding Your Dreams (Jan., $14.95 paper) by Ray Douglas teaches readers how to maintain their own dream journals and interpret them through several frameworks. Craig Hamilton Parker offers guidance to would-be psychics and mediums in Opening to the Other Side (Oct., $14.95 paper).
Sterling's Zambesi imprint offers a series of beginner's guides for the fall: Leanna Greenaway's Simply Tarot, Anne Christie's Simply Numerology, Jonathan Dee's Simply Face Reading, Jacqueline Towers's Simply Dreams, Cass and Janie Jackson's Simply Astrology, and Sasha Fenton's Simply Palmistry (Nov., $9.95 each paper). Fenton displays her divinatory diversity with What Time Were You Born?: Creating Your Complete Astrological Chart, while the Jacksons offer additional romantic tips from the stars in Choose Your Lover Carefully: An Astrological Guide (Sept., $9.95 each paper).
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
John M. Hall's photography graces Gardens in the Spirit of Place (Oct., $35), an appreciation of the tranquility of nature shaped lightly by human hands. In Seasons of Thanks: Graces and Blessings for Every Home (Sept., $19.95), Taz Tagore gathers inspirational messages and stories, ranging from the Upanishads to Bob Dylan, for special occasions throughout the year.
Sunrise Health Coach Publications
Jan DeCourtney, and Walt Stoll, M.D., address body, mind and spirit in Recapture Your Health: A Step-by-Step Program to Reverse Chronic Symptoms and Create Lasting Wellness (Mar., $TBA paper).
Three Rivers Press
Judith Orloff's introduction to "Energy Psychiatry," Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love (Sept., $14 paper), sold more then 45,000 copies in hardcover. Perennial New Age figure Deepak Chopra unveils The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life (Sept., $14 paper) and a new edition of 1997's The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents: Guiding Your Children to Success and Enlightenment (Mar., $12.95 paper). Ram Dass continues to bridge the gap between India's spiritual traditions and Western mindsets with Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita (Oct, $12.12 paper).
Mark Nepo encourages us to slow down and be fully alive to the world around us in The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life (Feb., $13.95 paper). Paul McKenna, "Britain's answer to Dr. Phil," promises radical transformations in Change Your Life in 7 Days: The World's Leading Hypnotist Shows You How (Dec., $12.95 paper). One of "executive mystic" Barrie Dolnick's first books, Simple Spells for Success: Ancient Practices for Creating Abundance and Prosperity (Mar., $12 paper), returns to bookstores a decade after its initial publication.
Time Warner UK
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Stephen Karcher adds two more titles to his collection of books about the I Ching: Total I Ching: Myths for Change (Aug, $14 paper) and Symbols of Love: I Ching for Loves, Friends and Relationships (Sept, $13 paper).
Touchstone/Fireside
Aleta St. James shares her life story and the secrets of her emotional healing techniques in Life Shift: Let Go and Live Your Dream (Nov., $24).
Watkins Publishing
Tim Wallace-Murphy's Cracking the Symbol Code: The Hidden Message Within Church and Renaissance Art (Nov., $24.95) offers an illustrated guide to the ways in which the symbology of the Templars, Freemasons, and other "heretical" undercurrents of Christianity survived in art and architecture. Naomi Ozaniec shows readers how to use Tarot cards to work their way up the Tree of Life in The Kabbalah Experience: The Practical Guide to Kabbalistic Wisdom (Sept., $17.95 paper). The Dalai Lama lends a foreword to The Spiritual Medicine of Tibet: Heal Your Spirit, Heal Yourself (Oct., $17.95 paper), as Dr. Pema Dorjee, Jane Jones and Terence Moore explore the spiritual and practical aspects of Tibetan medical traditions. Christopher Knight and Alan Butler suggest that Earth's familiar satellite may the relic of an ancient race advanced far beyond our own in Who Built the Moon? (Oct., $14.95 paper).
Weiser Books
Marilyn Ferguson discusses why the social revolution she predicted 25 years ago hasn't come to fruition yet in Aquarius Now: Radical Common Sense and Reclaiming Our Personal Sovereignty (Nov., $22.95). Georg von Welling's 18th-century Opus Mago-Cabbalisticum et Theosophicum (Jan., $80) finally receives an English translation, introducing its magical secrets to a new audience. Medium Carole Lynne's Consult Your Inner Psychic: How to Use Intuitive Guidance to Make Your Life Work Better (Sept., $17.95 paper) includes a CD of meditative exercises and music. Damian Sharp provides a basic guide to starcasting in Learning Astrology (Nov., $18.95 paper). In Hidden Language Codes: Reprogramming Your Life by Reengineering Your Vocabulary (Dec., $14.95 paper), R. Neville Johnston shows how you can literally think and talk your way to success. The Apocalypse of Baruch and the Assumption of Moses (Feb., $12.95 paper) reprints two translations of apocryphal scriptures by R.H. Charles, including an alternate vision of the Messiah's return. G.R.S Mead offers commentary on Hymns of Hermes: Ecstatic Songs of Gnosis (Feb., $10.95 paper), a collection of songs attributed to the legendary sage Hermes Trismegistus.
Wiley/For Dummies
Reiki master Nina Paul makes the healing art easy to understand in Reiki for Dummies (Nov, $19.99 paper), whether you just want to find a qualified healer or would like to take up the practice yourself.
